Where does “Dwarf” come from?
Dwarf (English) comes from Middle English dwergh, from Old English dweorg, from Proto-West Germanic dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.
Ancestry of “Dwarf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dwergh | dwarf |
| 2 | Old English | dweorg | dwarf |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dwerg | dwarf |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dwergaz | dwarf |